Farm Book, page 41
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
Distribution of clothes for
Dec. 1794.
Rule for the oznabrigs & woollen, supposing the latter 3/4 yd.wide
the blanket & linen given a newborn infant serves
tillnextclothing time.
[to find the age, subtract the year of birth from the present year without
regarding the month.]
yards of linen |
3/4 yds. do. | ||||
call those of | 1. year old | 1st. size | 1. | 1 2/3 | |
2. 3. 4. | 2d. size | 2. | 2 | 3.
skaines of thread to make each shirt give 3 more to mend it. |
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5. 6. 7 | 3d. size | 3. | 3 | 3. do.
to a suit of of cloth + 3 to mend. 9 skaines weighed 2. oz. |
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8. 9. 10 | 4th | 4. | 4 | 1. lb of
thread contains from 100. to 130 skaines. |
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11. 12. 13 | 5th | 5 | 5 | ||
14. 15. 16 | 6th | 6 | 6 | 8. yds. of rolls toa bed. | |
common sized men or women | 7th | 7 | 7 | 6. lb. oznabr. thread have
yielded 924 skaines which is 154. to the lb. |
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very large do. | 8th | 8 | 8 |
Jupiter | 10 1/2 yds. Irish linen | coat, waistcoat breeches of cloth |
2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton. |
James | 10 1/2 yds. Irish linen | coat. waistct. & overalls of cloth |
2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton. |
Peter. | 10 1/2 yds. Irish linen | coat. waistct.
& overalls of cloth |
2. pr. worsted stockgs. 1. pr. cotton. |
Critta. | 10 1/2 yds. Irish linen | 11. yds.
callimanco 3 1/2 yds. flannel |
3. pr. cotton stockgs. |
Sally | 10 1/2 yds. Irish linen | 11 yds. callimanco 4 1/4 yd. flannel |
3 pr. cotton stockgs. |
Betsy. | 9 1/2 yds. Irish linen | 8 yds. callimanco 3 1/2 yd. flannel |
3 pr. cotton stockgs. |
Joe | 6 yds. ozn. | 3. yeds. bearskin | |
Wormley | 5. yds. ozn. | 3 yds. bearskin | |
Burrel | 5 yds. ozn. | 3 yds. bearskin | |
Brown | 4. yds. ozn. | 3 yds. bearskin |
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